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Amharic and Hausa


Hausa and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
31   
21
32   
22

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
sannu   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
mai kyau safe   

Please
i'bakwon   
Don Allah   

Sorry
aznallehu   
yi hakuri   

Bye
tschao   
sai anjima   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Not Available   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
amharique   
haoussa   

German Name
Amharisch   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
13th century   
14   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Chadic   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Hausa   

Language Position
55   
40
34   
27

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
hau   

ISO 639 3
amh   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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All Amharic and Hausa Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Hausa Speaking population

Amharic and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Hausa on Amharic vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Hausa Language Codes

Amharic and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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